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Article by Heidi Whitaker

Contrary what you have been led to believe, autoimmunity is not a disease. It is a consequence of modern day life. Most important of all, it is a consequence that can be avoided. Speaking of how sick I once was from autoimmunity, I often would tell people that I was “broken – very, very broken”. In actuality, I wasn’t broken at all because autoimmunity is not truly a bodily malfunction.

To help you understand what I mean, let’s compare autoimmunity to a sunburn. When was the last time that you had a sunburn? At that time, did you consider your sunburn a terrible disease over which you had no control? Of course not! Most likely you accepted the sunburn as a natural consequence to prolonged sun exposure. Although painful, the burn was not a mysterious malady of unknown origin, but your body doing exactly what it was designed to do under those particular circumstances. I am sure you realize that the answer to not walking through life with red, irritated, or blistered skin is protecting yourself from the sun’s damaging rays. Keep your skin in a safe environment and you will avoid the pain that a sunburn brings.

Autoimmunity is a lot like a sunburn. It is also a natural consequence brought about by certain conditions in the environment. Only in this case, I am referring to the internal environment of the body and mind. The often painful result is the immune system turning against the body’s own tissue. Controlling those circumstances is more complicated than simply avoiding prolonged sun exposure, but the individual can control them. The goal is to change the internal environment and by doing so, avoid the pain caused by the immune system turning against the body.

The fact is that an autoimmune condition doesn’t just “happen” to you. It is both passively and actively created by your lifestyle and the greedy practices of food manufacturers, who lace your meals with toxins. You eat, drink, think, and expose your way to autoimmunity. With little exception, everything you put into your mouth and mind, your surroundings, and even the air you breathe is either making you healthier or sicker.

Earl Nightingale said, “Strange and marvelous things will happen with constant regularity as we alter our lives and begin to live in harmony with the laws of the universe.” Your immune system operates by certain laws. Understanding and living by these laws will allow you to take control of your own health.

Some laws involving the immune system are really simple. For instance, when you eat red meat, more of the protein responsible for the inflammation of autoimmunity is produced. The same is true of getting angry, not getting enough sleep, or not drinking enough water. If you recall negative memories, the part of the immune system responsible for virus control is suppressed. Guilty feelings will cause a similar suppression.

Like a great conspiracy led by those who would benefit from a sick population, the laws of the immune system remain mostly hidden from those who need it most. This is true despite the fact that many of these immune system laws have been known for decades or even longer.